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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1934

Page

6

P. E. O. Chapters DK HJ Meet With Holiday Programs

Ninety members from two P. E. O. sisterhood chapters attended a Monday gathering featuring music poetry and travelogue. Chapter DK hosted a Christmas dinner at First Congregational with sixty five members at a long table. readings by Mrs M S Hallman and vocal trio led by Mrs L R Gerhard plus group carols.

P. E. O Sisterhood Chapter DK First Congregational Church George M Bird M S Hallman John Masefield L. R. Gerhard Lida Tallman LL W Dunlap Dorotha Roberts George R. Liddle W D. Kennedy H.C Fayette Hallman Hattie Cook James Taylor Chapter Fifth Avenue SE James Killian Lewis Browne H. N. Doolittle

Neridian Society holds guest night at Coe College

Forty five members and guests attended the Neridian society program Monday in Voorhees hall. Mrs Wayne Foster introduced by Miss Nancy Shields Neridian president reviewed Richard of Bordeaux for the group. Miss Evelyn Street presided at the tea table during the social hour with white and silver appointments.

Neridian Society Coe College Smad Voorhees Hall Wayne Foster Nancy Shields Neridian

College Club Evening Reading Group Plans First Meeting

The College club announces its evening reading group will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs Otto Schluter's Commonwealth apartments home. Mrs M S Hallman will present a poetry program and all College club members interested are invited to attend.

College Club Otto Schluter Commonwealth Apartments M. S. Hallman

Christmas spread for Chi Delta at Coe College

A Christmas spread will entertain members of Chi Delta at Coe College this evening. The event will be held in the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority rooms at 5 30. Mrs. Philip Palmer and Miss Minna Wikoff, patronesses, will be guests.

Chi Delta Coe College Alpha Gamma Delta Philip Palmer Minna Wikoff

Frieldly Club Readings and Music at Montrose Hotel

Mrs Amos Scott will present readings at the Frierdly club gathering in the terrace room of the Montrose hotel at 7:30 this evening Miss Geraldine Snyder will sing and Grant Perrin the pianist will provide music for the program in a local social event at the hotel.

Amos Scott Geraldine Snyder Grant Perrin Montrose Hotel

Y W Carry Out Christmas Theme With Hanging of the Green

YWCA hosts Hanging of the Green at 8 pm with evergreen decor and two Christmas trees. Lord of Misrule directs activities, led by Rita Sandberg Nadine Menary Anna Laura Palmey and Florence Fisher.

Y. W.C A Rita Sandberg Nadine Menary Anna Laura Palmey Florence Fisher

Bridge Club Luncheon At Mrs Balcolm Luberger’s Home

Mrs Balcolm Luberger hosted Ridgewood bridge club members for a noon luncheon at her home on 1937 Second Avenue SE.

Balcolm Luberger Second Avenue SE Ridgewood Bridge Club

Bob Sled Party At Carlson Home At Seventh Avenue

Ray Carlson hosted a bobsled party at his home on 423 Seventh Avenue SW. After the ride the guests returned for refreshments. Attendees included Misses Ruth Brammer Marjorie Scott Jean Holton Catherine Schammer er and Catherine Wilcox and Messrs John Walker Robert Smith Lawrence Jedlicka Warren Erbe Matthew Herbeck Thomas Orington and Harry Hawthorn.

Ray Carlson Seventh Avenue Carlson Ruth Brammer Marjorie Scott Jean Holton Catherine Schamberger Catherine Wilcox John Walker Robert Smith Lawrence Jedlicka Warren Erbe Matthew Herbeck Thomas Orington Harry Hawthorn

Surprise Birthday Party Honors Mrs Kubec With Guests

Mrs. Frank Kubec entertained at a surprise party for her husband’s birthday at 1406 M Street SW. Cards and games followed by refreshments. guests included Mr and Mrs Ed Lenicika, Mr and Mrs Ed Blazek, Mr and Mrs Frank Clouhy, Mr and Mrs Joe Plistil, Mr and Mrs Jack Sykora, Mr and Mrs Joe Balsanek, Wes Kuhkec, Joe Syrovy, Bessie Syrovy, Florence and Lillian Svoboda.

Frank Kubec M Street Kubec Ed Lenicika Bertram Ed Blazek Ely Frank Clouhy Joe Plistil Jack Sykora Joe Balsanek Wes Kuhkec Joe Syrovy Bessie Syrovy Florence Lillian Svoboda

Danbergs Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary At Home

Mr and Mrs Frank Danberg were surprised by 32 friends at their home 707 E Avenue NW on Monday evening. Guests enjoyed a picnic supper and games. The couple received a gift from the party.

Frank Danberg E Avenue NW Mrs. Danberg

Monday Shake speare Club meets at Mrs Geyer home

Members of the Monday Shake speare club visited Mrs. P. R. Geyer at 2427 B avenue NE on Monday afternoon. Roll call cited Shakespeare topics. A special meeting is set for December 17.

Monday Shakespeare Club P. R. Geyer B Avenue NE

Mrs Lillian B Sheetz Hosts M W Club at 1248 Third Ave SE

Mrs Lillian B Sheetz hosted ten members of the M W club at her home on Third Avenue SE. The evening featured card games followed by refreshments.

Lillian B Sheetz M W. Club Third Avenue SE

Beethoven Chorus To Assist At Play Wednesday Night

Beethoven club chorus to assist at Washington high school's presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan Trial by Jury at Benjamin Franklin junior high. Miss Jess Chaney directs the choruses orchestra and staging. Winifred Murray Malcolm Metcalf lead roles. Anna Marie Farnum soprano will solo with Lucy Bushnell Ambroz pianist. program precedes the operetta with a varied concert of composers and selections.

Washington High School Benjamin Franklin Junior High School Beethoven Club Jess Chaney Navy 28 Paramount Theater Washington Assembly Winifred Murray Malcolm Metcalf Lucy Bushnell Ambroz Anna Marie Farnum Holy Mount Brahms Ambroz Galway Sibelius Glen-Sherwood Eee Gaines

Shower Honors Miss Glenys Schmidt At Local Home

Mrs Lois Wooden hosted a miscellaneous shower Sunday afternoon at 350 Third Avenue SW. Attendees included Miss Glenys Schmidt and guests Miss Nadine Schmidt Miss Mary Jane Flaherty Miss Mary Pratt Miss Ruth Pratt Miss Helen Pratt Miss Juanita Irvin Miss Gladys Bush Miss Mary Stevenson Miss Betty Uridil Miss Harriett Uridil and Mesdames J A Wooden Gordon Wooden E R Pratt and L V Hoskin.

Lois Wooden Third Avenue SW Glenys Schmidt Nadine Schmidt Mary Jane Flaherty Mary Pratt Ruth Pratt Helen Pratt Juanita Irvin Gladys Bush Mary Stevenson Betty Uridil Harriett Uridil J. A. Wooden Gordon Wooden E. R. Pratt L. V. Hoskin

Oil employees hold Christmas dance at Moose Hall

Standard Oil workers will dance from 9 to 1 tonight at Moose Hall. A children's Christmas program is set for December 21 at Kingston Hall. Tickets for the dance are available at the door. The event committee includes Mrs J Haywood, Mrs Frank Countryman and Mrs Joe Schwirtz.

Standard Oil Company Moose Hall Kingston Hall J. Haywood Frank Countryman Joe Schwirtz

Mary Halsey and Thomas F Gains Wed at Home Ceremony

A marriage ceremony was held Saturday evening at 921 Second Street SW uniting Mrs. Mary Halsey and Thomas F Gains in the presence of a few friends. Justice of the Peace Al mon S Reed performed the rite. The couple reside at 921 Second Street SW.

Second Street Mary Halsey Thomas F. Gains Almon S. Reed Mrs. Gains

Service circle of the King's Daughters meeting Thursday

The Service circle of the King's Daughters will meet Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Marshall Clark's home 1535 B avenue NE. Members are asked to bring St. Luke's hospital supplies whether finished or unfinished and a gift for the Community House.

King's Daughters Marshall Clark B Avenue NE St. Luke's Hospital

Garfield P T A Study Group Meeting Canceled

The Garfield school pre school study group meeting for this evening is canceled. The Van Buren study group will meet Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs Earl Waite 1817 Third Street SW.

Garfield School van Buren Earl Waite Third Street

Bob Sled Party Enjoyed By Group in Cedar Rapids

A group of twenty two Cedar Rapids residents dressed for cold weather gathered Monday night at Miss Viola Kling and Mr. Leroy Kling 317 Twenty fifth Street Drive SE. They rode out to the country to sleigh bells and ended with oyster stew at the Carterette. The attendees included Ruth Nehls Viola Kling La Vonne Buchanan Rosemary Roth Betty Davis Corrine Campbell Mildred Carlton Ruth Eleanor Matson Laura Moore Lorraine Kin ney Edwy J Clapp Leroy Kling Tyrrell Ingersoll Fred Machen Harold Reid Lorin Lindamood Roland Stover Arthur Shepherd Justin Albright Donald Leonard and Dick Butler.

Cedar Rapids Viola Leroy Kling Twenty-fifth Street Carterette Ruth Nehls Viola Kling la Vonne Buchanan Rosemary Roth

Will Entertain Alumnae of Kappa Delta Sorority

Alumnae of Kappa Delta sorority at Coe college will be guests of Mrs. Stephen F. Pazdera at 356 Seventeenth Street SE this evening for a Christmas supper. Assisting are Misses Lucille Reynolds and Margaret Rubias. Special guests include Mrs. Beahl T. Perrine and Miss Faith Kater of Beloit Wisconsin, national inspector for the sorority.

Kappa Dela Sorority Coe College Stephen F. Pazdera Seventeenth Street SE Pazdera Lucille Reynolds Margaret Rubias Beahl T. Perrine Faith Kater Beloit Wis

Jolly Eight Club Hosts Esther Novak Evening Bridge Prizes

Miss Esther Novak entertained Jolly Eight members at the Lewis tea room Monday evening. Prizes were won at bridge by Golden Broussard and Dorothy Unash. Other attendees included Leone Christie Leona Novak Ruby Jewell Marguerite Montague and Bernice Novak.

Esther Novak Jolly Eight Club Lewis Tea Room Golden Broussard Dorothy Unash Bridge Leone Christie Leona Novak Ruby Jewell Marguerite Montague Bernice Novak

Byrns Far In Lead For Speakership

Washington AP reports Representative Joseph W. Byrns of Tennessee leads the race for the speakership of the second Roosevelt Congress. The Pennsylvania delegation’s 23 votes have shifted to Byrns, with support from southern and other regional blocs. His backers expect a quick bandwagon effect as caucus on January 2 approaches. Byrns welcomed the development after Senator-elect Guffey helped galvanize the move.

Washington Joseph W. Burns Pennsylvania Burns Roosevelt Tennessee Byrns Joseph F. Guffey Guffey

Four Die In Plane Crash In Cuba In Oriente Province

A Havana to Santiago passenger plane crashed in the Sierra Maestra hills killing four, including American George H. Bunker of Yonkers and two pilots Torres Navarro and Emeterio Varilla. A fourth victim was Jose Coll, inspector of the Cuban Treasury, with three injured. Rural guards transported the dead and wounded to Clarita.

Havana Havana- Santiago Oriente George H. Bunker Yonkers N. Y Guantanamo Sugar Company Torres Navarro Emeterio Varilla G. Grant Mason, Jr Cuban National Aviation Company Jose Coll Treasury Department Manuel Rodriguez Cardenas Cesario Ariola Jose Cabus Ac+cion Sierra Maestra Clarita

Harrison Elementary Radio Study Group Meeting

The Harrison elementary radio study group will meet with Mrs. Clinton Lane at 1512 Sixth Street NW Wednesday at 7 30 p m. All district mothers are invited.

Harrison Elementary Clinton Lane Sixth Street NW

Jackson PTA Plans Card and Dance Party

The Jackson Parent-Teacher Association hosts a card and dance night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lorian H. McLain 1015 Fifth Avenue SE Friday at 7 30 pm Reservations with Mrs. L. R. Simon dial 7053.

The Jackson Parent-Teacher Association Lorian H. McLain Fifth Avenue SE L. R. Simon Dial

NRA Dead As Dodo Says Gen Johnson

General Hugh S Johnson, once NRA champion, declared the group dead and extinct. He refused to advise new officials, saying too many people tried to tell him what to do while autographing copies of his boys books from his army days.

New York Hugh S. Johnson NRA Johnson Tlore

Matching accessory sets boost unique Christmas gifts

Directed by Amos Parrish the piece showcases fashion pairings such as bag and glove or bag and scarf, bag with jewelry, and hat with scarf or gloves. It notes fabrics from fabric bags to leather options, sport and evening sets, bright colors, plaids, and sequined accessories, with a teaser on tomorrow’s trend in toys.

Amos Parrish York

Move to raise burden on large banks for deposit insurance

Capitol Hill debate centers on changing the FDIC funding for bank deposits. Presently only deposits up to 5000 dollars are insured with at most 0.5 percent assessment of total insured deposits. Proposals would fix a definite levy, possibly 0.125 percent, and apply it to all deposits.

Washington Capitol Hill Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Leo T. Crowley FDIC New York City

Two Men Die in Tavern Gun Battle in Illinois

In St David Illinois a tavern gunfight left proprietor George Stauffer 45 and Roy Murray 35 dead. Wounded were Mrs Ethel Davis piano player and James Myers guest. Police do not know cause though enmity between Stauffer and Murray was noted.

ST. David Ill INS George Stauffer United Mine Workers of America Roy Murray Ethel Davis Canton Graham James Myers Stauffer Murray

Italy and France Move Toward Balkan Peace Accord

In Geneva, France and Italy push to normalize Balkans ties with Yugoslavia through a working accord. Laval plans Rome trip to seal the rapprochement as League Council wraps up until January. Hungary agrees to end the quarrel after discussions centering on the Marseilles assassinations.

Geneva INS Balkans France Italy Jugoslavia Hungary Yugoslavia Pierre Lava Baron Pompeo Aloisi Adriatic Louis Barthou Rome Alexander of Jugoslavia Laval Benito Mussolini Council of the League of Nations Paris League Marseilles

Public safety chief urges motorists to clear streets

Dan Kruidemer commissioner of public safety urged motorists to yield to fire trucks. He cited a weekend accident when a fire unit collided with a motorist and stressed curbing to the curb and stopping on sirens to aid emergency response.

Dan Kruidemer Public Safety Fire Department

Also Mentioned on This Page

College Club Group Che Delta Emmie Y.W Mrs. Luberger Bob Suprprise Party No. W. Club Beethoven Chorus Miss Schmidt Halsey-Gains P. T. A. Meetings Garfield K. D Jolly Eight Cuba Harrison Jackson Florists’ Telegraph Association Bond Kemble Floral Co Dodo Gen. Johnson C. Chambers Inskeep Optical Company Second St Balkan Jose Chaney Jamin Frank High School Beethoven Club Chorus Rae Killian Westinghouse Mmckinney Holden-Kahler Co Third Street SE
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